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Drug Education and Vice Control Reviewer
Drug Education and Vice Control Reviewer
Drug Education and Vice Control Reviewer
Chemicals – is any substance taken into the body, which alters the
way, the mind and the bodywork.
Dangerous Drugs - are those that have high tendency for abuse and
dependency, these substances may be organic or synthetic, and pose
harm to those who use them.
Hashish - It is the dark brown resin that is collected from the tops of
potent Cannabis Sativa. It is at least five times stronger than crude
marijuana. Since it is stronger, the effect on the user is more intense,
and the possibility of side effects is greater. Placing the crude plant
material in a solvent makes it. The plant materials then filtered out
and the solvent is removed, yielding a gummy, resinous substance.
High - A high is the feeling that drug users want to get when they
take drugs. There are many types of high, including a spacey feeling,
euphoria, or a feeling that a person has “special powers”, such as
the ability to fly or see into the future.
Lebanon - also became the transit country for cocaine from South America
to illicit drugs markets.
Polydrug Abuse - Many people who abuse on drug tend to take all sorts
of drugs. Some play chemical “Russian roulettes” by taking everything
including unidentified pills. This is called polydrug abuse.
The new law abolished the National Drug Law Enforcement and
Prevention Coordinating Center, the PNP Narcotics Group, the
NBI Narcotics Unit and the Customs Narcotics Interdiction Office.
Intended Programs
a. Law Enforcement
b. Amendments of the Law
Intended Programs
a. Preventive Education
b. Sports Development
c. Moral and Spiritual Values Recovery
d. Treatment and Rehabilitation
Intended Programs
a. Joint Training and Exercises
b. Intelligence Networking
c. Interdiction Operation
RA no 6425 - Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 - the law that was repelled by RA no. 9165.
Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) - the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the
planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control.
1. 3 permanent members
2. 2 regular members
3. 12 ex officio members
The President shall designate a Chairman of the DDB from among the 3 permanent
members who shall serve for 6 years.
The Chairman of the DDB shall have a rank of Under Secretary.
Term of office of the permanent members of the DDB - 6 years and until their
successors shall have been duly appointed and qualified.
The PDEA shall be headed by a Director General with the rank of undersecretary.
The PDEA Director General shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
The PDEA Director General and the 2 Deputy Director General must possess
adequate knowledge, training and experience in the field of dangerous drugs and in
any of the following field: law enforcement, law, medicine, criminology, psychology
and social work.
They shall have a rank of Assistant Secretary and both are appointed by the
President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the board.
PDEA Academy - Shall be established either in Baguio City or Tagaytay City and in such
other places as may be necessary.
1. Depressants
2. Narcotics
3. Tranquilizers
4. Stimulants
5. Hallucinogens
6. Solvents/Inhalants
1. Prohibited Drugs
2. Regulated Drugs
3. Volatile substances
1. Laos
2. Thailand
3. Burma
1. Afghanistan
2. Pakistan
3. Iran
4. India
1. Sedatives - are depressant drugs which reduce anxiety and excitement such as
barbiturates, tranquilizers and alcohol.
2. Stimulants - are drugs which increase alertness and activity such as amphetamine,
cocaine and caffeine.
3. Hallucinogen/Psychedelics - drugs which affect sensation,thinking,self awareness and
emotion.
4. Narcotics - drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep. This includes opium and
its derivatives like morphine,codeine and heroin.
5. Solvents - volatile substances which are found to be the most commonly abused.
contracted pupils
drunk-like
difficulty concentrating
clumsiness
poor judgement
dilated pupils
hyperactivity
euphoria
irritability
anxiety
excessive talking followed by depression or excessive sleeping
may go long period of time without eating or sleeping
weight loss
dry mouth and nose
watery eyes
impaired vision, memory and thought
secretions from the nose or rashes around the nose and mouth
head aches and nausea
appearance of intoxication
drowsiness
poor muscle control
changes in appetite
anxiety
irritability
lots of cans,aerosols in the trash
dilated pupils
bizarre and irrational behavior including paranoia, aggression, hallucination
mood swings
detachment from people
absorption with self or other objects
slurred speech
confusion
6. Heroin
contracted pupils
no response of pupils to light
needle marks
sleeping at unusual time
sweating
vomiting
coughing, shiffling
twitching
loss of appetite
7. Alcohol
clumsiness
difficulty walking
slurred speech
sleepiness
poor judgement
dilated pupils
possession of false ID cards
8. Tobacco/Nicotine
smell of tobacco
stained fingers or teeth
Analgesic - any drugs such as salicylates, morphine or opiates used primarily for the relief
of pain.
Alkaloid - One of a group of nitrogenous organic bases, especially one of vegetable origin,
having a powerful toxic effect on animals and man, such as nicotine, cocaine, strychnine, or
morphine.
Analgesic - Any drugs, such as salicylates, morphine, or opiates used primarily for the
relief of pain.
Antisera - Injecting human serum into various animals, such as the horse, goat,sheep,
rabbit, duck, hen, or guinea pig, can produce antihuman sera.
Antiserum - Any immune serum that contains antibodies active chiefly in destroying a
specific infecting virus or bacterium.
Barbiturate - A derivative of barbituric acid that produces depression of the central
nervous system and consequent sedation.
Cannabis - A genus of tall annual herbs in the family Cannabaccae having erect stems,
with 3 to 7 elongated leaflets and pistillate flowers in spikes along the stem. Commonly
known as marijuana or sometimes referred to on the street as grass or pot.
Chronic effect - A pathologic process caused by repeated exposures over a period of long
duration.
Chronic tolerance - The gradual decrease in degree of effect produced at the same blood
concentration in the course of repeated exposure to that drug.
Codeine - A narcotic alkaloid that is used in medicine and cough syrups; highly toxic and
habit-forming narcotic.
Crack - Concentrated form of cocaine, which is used in vapor form. It is smoked or inhaled
through crack pipes. It is a highly addictive drugthat causes psychotic behavior, which is
often violent. Almost pure form of the drug cocaine hydrochloride, obtained from a shrub
native to Bolivia and Peru. It can cause increased alertness and energy, runny nose, and
decreased appetite when snorted, injected, or smoked.
Designer drugs - Drugs that are produced illicitly by means of chemical technology.They
can cause uncontrollable tremors, chills, or sweating and faintness and paranoia when
injected or taken in pill form.
Diazepam - (valium) The second benzodiazepine derivative to have been approved for
human usage has been one of the most frequently prescribed drugs in the United States. It
is administered as an antianxiety agent,muscle relaxant, or anticonvulsant.
Drug abuse - The nonmedicinal use of a drug in a manner that is not socially acceptable.
Drug dependence - The primary hazard of the abusive use of drugs is the likelihood for
some individuals to develop a “need” or compulsive desire that may occur as a result of a
psychological or a physical craving.
Hallucinogens - Drugs like marijuana, LSD, PSP, and ecstasy that produce changes in
mood, thought and perception.
Hashish - Purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and
smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant.
Impramine - The prototype of the tricyclic antidepressant drugs.
Marijuana - Popular name for the dried flowers and leaves of Cannabis sativa.
Mushroom - (Drugs) Umbrella-shaped fungus, some varieties of which contain a drug that
can cause hyperventilation, tremors, and hyperactivity when the fungus is chewed, smoked,
or ground and infused in water and drunk as a tea.
Narcotic - Pharmacologically, any substance that produces narcosis, a stuporous state
resembling sleep, and characterized by loss of sensation. Addictive substance that reduces
pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor.
Opiates - Natural, semi-synthetic, or synthetic substances with morphine-like effects in the
body. They are primarily employed as analgesics and can be considered narcotic in their
effects.
Pharmacologic - Relating to the study of drugs and their origin, natural properties,and
effects on living organisms.
Phencyclidine (PCP) - Has an anesthetic activity and is manufactured legitimately for use
as a veterinary anesthetic. It has no legitimate use in humans because of its hallucinogenic
actions. The effects on humans
are considered euphoric, but at times depression or anxiety and aggressive behavior are
produced. Common street names are PCP, peace pill,hog, and angel dust.
Picking - Adherence of a drug to the face of the punch used to produce a tablet.Picking
creates holes in the surfaces of pressed tablets, usually near letters such as A or R.
Propoxyphene - A mildly effective narcotic analgesic, somewhat less potent than codeine,
that bears a close structural relationship to methadone.
Qualitative test - A test that determines the presence or absence of specific drugs or
metabolites, proteins, or enzymes in the specimen or sample.
Quinine - Bulky, white, amorphous powder or crystalline alkaloid; very bitter taste;
odorless and levorotatory. Used in medicine as an antimalarial drug.
Secobarbital - A barbiturate derivative of short duration of action; used as either a
sedative or hypnotic.
Stimulants - Drugs that increase the activity of the central nervous system, creating
feelings of confidence and energy. A drug that produces a temporary increase of functional
activity or efficiency. A drug that increases alertness and motor activity and, at the same
time, reduces fatigue, allowing the individual to remain awake for an extended period of
time. It can cause weight loss, increased respiration and heart rate, blurred vision, and
anxiety when snorted,injected, smoked, or swallowed in capsule, tablet, or pill form.
Strychnine - An alkaloid found together with the less active brucine in the seed of
Strychnos nux-vomica, a tree indigenous to India. It is a potent central nervous system
stimulant and convulsant, acting by the selective blockage of postsynaptic neuronal
inhibition.
Substance abuse - Use of alcohol or drugs that results in adverse effects on the user.
Substance abuse is a major health and social problem in the United States among
adolescents.
Tolerance - A state that develops after long-term exposure to a drug. Metabolic tolerance
infers a faster removal and oxidation by the liver. Functional tolerance infers a change in
sensitivity of the organ to the effects of the drug.